Vehicle-wheel.



H. G. RIOKHEIT. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. 1905.

PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906.

' No. 837,885.- I PATENTBD DB0; 4, 1906.

. H. 0. RIOKHEI'I'. VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. 1906.

2 BHEETBBHBBT 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HENRY c. RlCKHEIT, or PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

Application filed November 25, 1905. Serial No. 289,099.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRYC. RICKHEIT, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at. Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire. and State 5 of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates' to vehicle-wheels designed especially for use upon motor-vehi- IO else, and has for its objects to provide a com-' paratively simple inexpensive device of this character which will be free from. liability of slipping or becoming punctured, one which will possess the requisite amount of yieldabil-.

r 5 ity and one the parts of which may be readily assembled and will be securely connected.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novel features of construction andcombination of parts more '20 fully hereinafter described.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of a vehicle-wheel embodying the, invention. .Fig. 2 is a sectiontaken centrally throu h the wheel. Fig. 3 is a 2 5-cross-sectionta en on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and showing the arts on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a detaiFview of ,a portion of the spring-retaining band. Fig. 5 is a sideelevatlon of the hub;

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the hub, providedwit'h a central spindle-receiving bore 2 and having a central annular flange ,3-

anda pair of marginal recesses or seats 4,

disposed respectively on opposite sides of the 3 flange, there'being attached. to the hub 1, by'

means 1 of 'bolts 5, extended transversely through the flange 3, side plates 6, having in-.

.fner edge flanges 7, seated in the recesses 4,

the plates 6, which constitute the web of the wheel being further secured to the hub by sleeves 8, applied to the latter over the flanges- 7 and held in place b inner and outer sets of screw-bolts 9, of WlllCh the inner set passes through the flanges 7, which latter, it 'will be 5 understood, ma be slit for application over the ends of the hub. The plates 6 are later* ally offset or flanged near their marginal edges toform annular shoulders 10, while seated between the plates'is an annular bear- 5o ingmemberoplpring. 11, secured in place by transverse b jecting bearing portions or flanges 13,w 'ch are shaped to conform to and fit upon the annular shoulders 10, the plates being ex-' tended beyond the member 11 in-parallel relatiiin to present a peripheral recess 14, in

s 12 and having laterallyro-o which 18 seated astrap-metal clamping member or band 15, provided at its longitudinal edges with notches or recesses 16 and maintained in placeby clamping-bolts 17, extended radially through the bearing-ring 11. Arranged in the recess 14 and projecting rad-ially therefrom are two sets or series of cushiomng-springs: 18, disposed oppositely in vpairs and provided at their inner ends with inwardly-extending portions or arms 19,

.clam ed between the members 11 and 15.

and aving'terminal fingers 20, engaged in suitable notches formed in the outer faces of the bearing member 11, there being formed at the outer ends of the springs inwardly-.ex-

' tending portions or arms 21, seated in a recess 22, formed in the inner face of the wheelrim 23 and clamped thereto bymeans of a clamping member or band 24, in turn secured 7 5 in the recess by clamping-screws 25 and hav' ing transverse openings'or perforations 26 to receive fingers 27, terminally formed upon the inner ends of the arnis 2 1.

Formed in the outer face of the rim 23 is a dovetailed marginal groove or recess 28, in

which is fitted a rubber or other elastic tire 29,'while formed at spaced intervals on the side face of the rim are radially-dis osed strengthening-ribs 30, there being detac ably 85. v secured to the sides of the rim y fasteningmembers or j bolts 31 annular protectingplates 32, which project inwardly from the .rim to overlap the. outer edges of the side plates 6, thus concealing from viewand proon tecting the springs 18.

In practice as the wheel travels over the .ground the rim 23 willyield radially to surtured, are'susceptible of ready disconnection,

whereby brokenior Worn parts may be conveniently replaced by new ones.

From the foregoing it is apparent that I roroduce a simple device admirably adapted or the attainment of the ends in view, it berovision of 5 ing understood that in attaining these ends minor changes-in'the details herein set forth may be resort-ed'to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A wheel comprising a hub having a marginal flange, side plates attached to said flange and constituting a web, a bearing member connected in said web near its periphery, cushioning-springs having angular terminal portions seated on the bearing member, a clamping-plate applied to and for clamping said portions to the bearing member, a'rim marginally surrounding and spaced from the web, and means for detachably engaging the outer ends of the springs with the rim.

2. A wheel comprising a hub and web, a rim marginally surrounding and spaced from the latter, said rim being provided with an undercut peripheral groove and having'laterally projecting strengthening-ribs, a tire seated 111 said groove, cushioning-springs (lisposed between and connected with the web and rim and protecting-plates detachably secured to the latter and extended to overlap the web for'housing the s rings.

In testimony whereof aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. RICKHEIT.

\Vitnesses SAMUEL E. DORGAN, V1 o'roR HILL. 

